The rotifer Conochilus hippocrepis in a movie

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The rotifer Conochilus hippocrepis in a movie

Post by myriophyllum »

Hi,

some weeks ago, I went to a small lake in a forest, that used to have over the
last years fine colonies of Volvox aureus in it.
This time it was a great surprise to find not just them, but some of the most
beautiful rotifers, too!
They belong to the species Conochilus hippocrepis and their colonies move freely
in the water just like Volvox does.
I've newer seen before both rotating guys in the same water...

In this Video you can see some scenes in darkfield and bluish Rheinberg illumination:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-WeyYw8cUQ

(Zeiss Standard 18; objectives 6,3/0,40; 10/0,32; 25/0,8; 25/0,65; 40/0,95;
Zeiss Ultrakondensor und turret condensor (top lenses Achr.-Apl. 1.4 or Apl. 0.9)


Finally some stills:

A colonie:

Image
(Zeiss Standard 18; objektive 10/0,32; Ultrakondensor)

Two individuals with their red eyes:

Image
(Zeiss Standard 18; objektive 40/0,95; Ultrakondensor)

Your comments are welcome.

Best wishes

Jens
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Post by Mitch640 »

Great video. I could even see their eyes.

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Post by RogelioMoreno »

Very nice video. :D

That specimen is amazing!

Rogelio

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Conochilus :-)

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Hi,

thank You all for the comments!

Greetings

Jens

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Post by Charles Krebs »

Jens,

I found these only one time eight years ago when i was just just starting to play around with a microscope.

Along with Volvox, they remain at the top of my list for subjects that are amazing to see in motion (and darkfield!), so I really enjoyed seeing the video.

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Post by myriophyllum »

Hi Charles,

yes, spherical subjects are very fascinating to me too
and these are just great. :-)

Good luck finding some Conochilus by yourself.

Greetings

Jens

Charles Krebs wrote:Jens,

I found these only one time eight years ago when i was just just starting to play around with a microscope.

Along with Volvox, they remain at the top of my list for subjects that are amazing to see in motion (and darkfield!), so I really enjoyed seeing the video.

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Post by curt0909 »

Superb videos. I didn't realize the zeiss ultracondenser works with low power (6x) objectives. Perfect black background.

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Post by myriophyllum »

Hi Curt,

no, the 6.3 objective was used with the turret condenser (Achr. apl. 1.4 with 0.9 top lens).
It is not easy to use the ultracondenser with an objective 10...

Greetings

Jens
curt0909 wrote:Superb videos. I didn't realize the zeiss ultracondenser works with low power (6x) objectives. Perfect black background.
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That makes sense. Thanks for the info.

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Very nice shot and stunning video! :wink:
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Post by myriophyllum »

Hi Arturo,

many thanks. :-)

Greetings

Jens

arturoag75 wrote:Very nice shot and stunning video! :wink:
arturo

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